Genuine BMW part 51 12 8 119 217: Flap, towing eye. The number stamped on the part is 51128119217; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8119217. You will find it on our Interior Body shelf, under Door, rear.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i and 325i, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 2 diagrams, among them Trim panel, rear (51_2019) and Trim panel, rear (51_2144). It weighs about 7 g (under 0.1 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
